Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature
This study aimed to identify all of the characteristics of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for the treatment of lower back pain (LBP) that are described in the Korean literature, and to provide English-speaking researchers with bibliometrics. Six Korean electronic databases and sixteen Korean journals o...
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| author | Soo-Hyun Sung Ji-Eun Han Hee-Jung Lee Minjung Park Ji-Yeon Lee Soobin Jang Jang-Kyung Park Gihyun Lee |
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| description | This study aimed to identify all of the characteristics of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for the treatment of lower back pain (LBP) that are described in the Korean literature, and to provide English-speaking researchers with bibliometrics. Six Korean electronic databases and sixteen Korean journals on BVA treatment for back pain were searched up to February 2022. This report included and analyzed 64 clinical studies on BVA interventions for back pain and 1297 patients with LBP. The most common disease in patients with back pain was lumbar herniated intervertebral discs (HIVD) of the lumbar spine (L-spine). All studies used bee venom (BV) diluted with distilled water. The concentration of BVA for HIVD of L-spine patients with LBP ranged from 0.01 to 5.0 mg/mL; the dosage per treatment was 0.02–2.0 mL, and for a total session was 0.3–40.0 mL. The most used outcome measure was the visual analogue scale for back pain (n = 45, 70.3%), and most of the papers reported that each outcome measure had a positive effect. Korean clinical studies were typically omitted from the review research, resulting in potential language bias. This study provides clinical cases in Korea for future development and standardization of BVA treatment for back pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a16cac7c13c4eafb28b532e023c51b02023-11-30T22:35:38ZengMDPI AGToxins2072-66512022-07-0114852410.3390/toxins14080524Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean LiteratureSoo-Hyun Sung0Ji-Eun Han1Hee-Jung Lee2Minjung Park3Ji-Yeon Lee4Soobin Jang5Jang-Kyung Park6Gihyun Lee7Department of Policy Development, National Institute of Korean Medicine Development, Seoul 04554, KoreaDepartment of Policy Development, National Institute of Korean Medicine Development, Seoul 04554, KoreaDepartment of Policy Development, National Institute of Korean Medicine Development, Seoul 04554, KoreaCenter for Development of Innovative Technologies in Korean Medicine, National Institute of Korean Medicine Development, Seoul 04554, KoreaDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejeon 35235, KoreaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsan 38609, KoreaDepartment of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, KoreaCollege of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, Naju 58245, KoreaThis study aimed to identify all of the characteristics of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for the treatment of lower back pain (LBP) that are described in the Korean literature, and to provide English-speaking researchers with bibliometrics. Six Korean electronic databases and sixteen Korean journals on BVA treatment for back pain were searched up to February 2022. This report included and analyzed 64 clinical studies on BVA interventions for back pain and 1297 patients with LBP. The most common disease in patients with back pain was lumbar herniated intervertebral discs (HIVD) of the lumbar spine (L-spine). All studies used bee venom (BV) diluted with distilled water. The concentration of BVA for HIVD of L-spine patients with LBP ranged from 0.01 to 5.0 mg/mL; the dosage per treatment was 0.02–2.0 mL, and for a total session was 0.3–40.0 mL. The most used outcome measure was the visual analogue scale for back pain (n = 45, 70.3%), and most of the papers reported that each outcome measure had a positive effect. Korean clinical studies were typically omitted from the review research, resulting in potential language bias. This study provides clinical cases in Korea for future development and standardization of BVA treatment for back pain.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/8/524bee venombee venom acupuncturelower back painclinical studiescomplementary and alternative medicine |
| spellingShingle | Soo-Hyun Sung Ji-Eun Han Hee-Jung Lee Minjung Park Ji-Yeon Lee Soobin Jang Jang-Kyung Park Gihyun Lee Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature Toxins bee venom bee venom acupuncture lower back pain clinical studies complementary and alternative medicine |
| title | Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature |
| title_full | Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature |
| title_short | Clinical Studies of Bee Venom Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain in the Korean Literature |
| title_sort | clinical studies of bee venom acupuncture for lower back pain in the korean literature |
| topic | bee venom bee venom acupuncture lower back pain clinical studies complementary and alternative medicine |
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